[SOLIDARITY] Mass Poor People's Campaign -- Moral March to State House
Saturday, Mar 02
Let's join in solidarity with Massachusetts' Poor People's Campaign for their day of nationally-coordinated simultaneous direct action in 31+ state capitals! More information on the Poor People's Campaign Website
Details and register at: bit.ly/mappcmarch2
Boston Schedule:
- 9:30AM - gather at Old State House
- 10:00AM - begin march to the Massachusetts State House
- 11:00AM - assembly at the 54th regiment memorial in Boston Common (across from the State House, 24 Beacon St)
Their demands are quoted below:
- abolishing poverty as the 4th leading cause of death in the US
- a living wage ($15+)
- full voting rights
- no more voter suppression
- worker’s rights & labor rights
- healthcare for all
- affordable, adequate housing
- and end to gun violence, profit & proliferation
- clean air & water
- environmental justice
- fully-funded public education
- just immigration laws
- an end to systemic racism, white supremacy, & the extremist political agenda
- There are more than 135 million poor and low-wage people in the nation, rising back towards 140 million in 2019 because of ending Covid relief.
"We are building a Third Reconstruction by demanding a public policy agenda that fosters life, not death."
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